DEFENCE: Trump's top lawyer says the claims are untrue and politically motivated

A woman is claiming the Republican nominee imprisoned and attacked her at a party held by convicted sex offender billionaire Jeffrey Epstein when she was aged just 13 during the 1990s.

She then alleges Trump threatened to have her killed if she told anyone.

The stunning claims have been filed in a New York court just weeks before U.S. voters go to the polls to elect either Trump or Hillary Clinton.

Now a court official has confirmed to us that the hearing will go ahead on October 14 and will see a judge deciding on whether the civil rape case will go forward.

But speaking exclusively to Daily Star Online from Trump Tower in New York, the Presidential hopeful's lawyer Alan Garten has rejected the claims as “disgusting” and “baseless” and says they have been made simply to scupper his White House bid.

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“The allegations and the lawsuit are completely baseless and frivolous”

Trump's lawyer Alan Garten

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Mr Garten told us the allegations were part of a politically motivated bid to smear his client.

He said: “The allegations and the lawsuit are completely baseless and frivolous.

“And there’s absolutely no merit to it and there’s no evidence to support any of these things.

“Clearly in my mind it is politically motivated and an attempt to derail his presidential campaign and that is all this is."

Court documents claim the girl was approached in New York in 1994 and asked to go to a party attended by Trump and self-made billionaire Epstein, who is a registered sex offender and was convicted in 2008 of soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.

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ALLEGATIONS: The court document outlining the claims

Prince Andrew was also forced to step down from his role as Britain’s “special representative” for Trade and Investment in July 2011 over his relationship with Epstein.

There is nothing to suggest the Duke of York did anything unlawful and he later admitted being “foolish” to associate with him.

It was at one of Epstein’s parties that the woman alleges Trump raped her as a child.

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CLAIMS: Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is alleged to have been involved in the attack

In documents seen by Daily Star Online, she says: "Defendant Trump tied me to a bed, exposed himself to me, and then proceeded to forcibly rape me.

"During the course of this savage sexual attack, I loudly pleaded with defendant Trump to stop but he did not.

"Defendant Trump responded to my pleas by violently striking me in the face with his open hand and screaming that he would do whatever he wanted.

"Immediately following this rape, defendant Trump threatened me that, were I ever to reveal any of the details of defendant Trump's sexual and physical abuse of me, my family and I would be physically harmed if not killed."

She also alleges that Epstein raped her and was angry Trump had taken her virginity.

But Mr Garten said: “I can’t stress this enough, there’s not one ounce of truth to this.”

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Mr Garten said he would not be drawn on who he believed was behind the “disgusting” allegations, although he said he had his suspicions.

And he said there was nothing to suggest the person behind the allegation was who they say they are – because they have not given their true name.

He said: “The person filed it anonymously through a lawyer and has not served the papers and not proceeded with case.

“They’ve never done anything, they have filed it and walked away.”

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HEARING: The crunch hearing will be at the Southern District of New York in lower Manhattan

The documents have been lodged with the Southern District Court of New York.

They have been seen by Daily Star Online and confirm the necessary paper work has not been sent to Trump’s legal team – despite the serious nature of the allegations.

This has forced a pre-trial hearing to be postponed to just a few weeks before the Presidential election to give the rape accuser more time to send off the documents.

Mr Garten says anyone in the U.S. can file an allegation with a court anywhere, about anything.

The media is then free to report documents surrounding the case without fear of being sued.

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LAWYER: Trump's attorney Alan Garten said the claims are 'baseless'

The accuser is suing for $75,000 damages.

The alleged victim's lawyer, Tom Meagher, exclusively confirmed to Daily Star Online that papers would be sent to Trump in time for the Oct 14 hearing to go ahead.

He said: "The case is going forward and it's not politically motivated."

In regards to claims that his client is not who they say they are, the attorney said: "I've met with my client and been on the phone dozens of times."